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M. SAMUELS.

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FOLDING BED.

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M. SAMUELS.

FOLDING BED.

No. 398,656. Patented Feb. 26, 1889.

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MARKS SAMUELS, OF NEW' YORK, N. 'Y.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,656, dated February 26, 1889.

Application filed June 29, 1888.

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Be it known that I, .ARKS SAMUELS, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Folding Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in folding beds, as set forth in the following specification and claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of a bed open, the section being taken in the plane 56 a, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1, the mattress being removed. Fig. 3 is a section in the plane y y, Fig. Fig. a is a view similar to Fig. 1, the bed being closed. Fig. 5 IS a section in the plane 1: r, Fig. Fig. 6 1s a section in the plane to to, Fig. 2. Fig. 7

is a sectional side elevation of a part of a bed open, showing a modified form of pivot. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7, the bed being closed. Fig. 9 is a section in the plane u u, Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a detail view of a pivot shown in Fig. 7.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letter A indicates a support on which swings the bed portion. Said bed portion has two sections, B C, one of said sections being constructed to slide upon the other section. Suitable ways, E, secured to one of the sections and engaging slots or guides on the other section, enable the sliding section 0 to slide or move.

D is the foot-board.

A link, F, is jointed at G to the support A and at H to the section C. Two links are shown in the drawings connected to the sides of the section 0; but one link connected to the section G at or near its center will answer the same purpose.

hen the bed portion B C is swung down or opened, as seen in Fig. 1, the link F will extend or slide the sliding section C from the position shown in Fig. 4 to the position shown in Fig. 1, thus extending or lengthening the bed portion and making itlong enough to accommodate tall persons. hen the bed is closed, the link F draws or moves the section C to the position shown in Fig. 4, thus shortening the bed portion and causing the bed catch S to be operated.

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portion when closed to occupy but a small height as compared with the length of the bed portion when opened. The bed, when closed, can thus be set into low niches or small compartments or closets, which is of ad vantage in limited quarters-such as tenement-houses.

section B. Intermediate supports or springs, K, may be applied for the mattress. The other end of the mattress is secured to a frame, L, pivoted at M to the section B. hen the bed is open, the free portion of the frame L is swung toward the foot-board D, and is held in position by a suitable holding device, such as a spring-catcl1,N. The mattress I is thus held extended. lVhen the bed is closed, the frame L is released from the catch N and is swung or folded to the position shown in Fig. 4, thus allowing the sliding bed portion C to move to the position shown in Fig. 4 when the bed is closed.

Legs O, for supporting the free part of the bed portion, are shown adapted to slide along ways P. Recesses Q, Fig. 5, in the legs are intended for reception of spring-catches S, which hold the legs 0 in the proper posit-ion. A finger button or handle, T, enables the When the bed is closed, the legs 0 can be slid into the bed along the ways P, so as to be concealed from view. \Vhen the bed is open, the legs 0 should be in position to support the free end of the bed portion, as seen in Fig. 1.

Pivots U connect the bed portion to the support A, and in Figs. 1, 2, and 4 said pivots are shown in the form of pins. In Figs. 7 to U, adapted to turn in lugs or channels V, and said disks and channels enable the bed portion to be easily moved, as said disks can be made to turn easily in the channels.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in a folding bed, of a support, a swinging bed portion composed of an inner section pivoted to the support and an. outer section sliding on the inner section, and alink pivoted at one end to the support and at its other end to the sliding section to slide the latter outward when the bed portion 10 said pivots are shown in the form ofdisks The mattressl is secured at one end to the is swung to a horizontal position, substantially as described,

2. The combination, in a folding bed, of a support, a swinging bed portion comprising an inner section pivoted to the support and an outer section slidin on the inner section,

a link pivoted at one end to the support and at the other end to the sliding section, a folding frame on the inner section, a mattress connected with the inner end of the innerseetion and with the folding frame, and a catch for holding the mattress and folding frame extended, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a folding bed, of a MARKS SAMUELS. [L.

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\V. C. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER. 

